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Date Posted: 03/19/04 12:00:16pm
Author: Doug Cooper
Subject: More detailed Census - read this one
In reply to: Doug Cooper 's message, "Detailed Census Data for Co B" on 03/19/04 7:41:54am

1860 Census Data for Members of CoB, 15th Texas

compiled by KC MacDonald

If you exclude probable duplications on the original list, 113 men served in Company B over the course of the war. I have been able to find good 1860 census data on 48 of them. Only ‘definites’ are included in this list (i.e. exact name matches with no other contenders for the soldiers identity). If I could get ages from the service records I could probably double the length of this list by eliminating identical named individuals.

On the basis of this data, it appears most of the company came from the Waco area (McLennan, Limestone, Falls, Coryell, Lampasas), but also from the Palestine recruitment area (Rusk, Houston Co.) and nearer to Dallas (Burleson). The others from farther afield are likely to be conscripts who were dragneted in from just about the entire state. This is an overwhelmingly rural company – out of the 48 in this sample only 4 came from towns! Most were born in the ‘Old South’, with a few Midwesterners, and one Irishman (I have dibs on this guy’s identity for my pard Richard Hale, who comes complete with authentic Irish accent and is the right age to boot!). Except where noted these guys were fairly poor (i.e. total worths of around $500), and on the basis of the valuations of their ‘moveable property’ only 3 look to have been large scale slave owners (they are noted in the text). As a rule the Farmers (who probably have 100 to 500 acres of land each) are wealthier than the Farm Labourers (who have nothing). Some of the Farmers may have owned one or two slaves.

Ps. When looking at the ages below, remember to add 4 years to get the correct age for the time of the Mansfield campaign.

Listed as:
Name, rank in/rank out, age in 1860, Place of Birth, Resident County in 1860 (if resident in town this is given in brackets after county), Occupation, marital status, number of children living with in 1860

Allen, W.J. priv/priv, 22, Virginia, Austin Co. (Hempstead), Farmer, married, 1ch
Ash, J.H. priv/priv, 21, Tennessee, Rusk Co., Farmer, single
Atwood, W.A. priv/priv, 34, Georgia, Marion Co., Plantation Overseer, married, 4ch
Baber, J.W. priv/priv, 38, Georgia, Burleson Co., School Teacher, single
Bagby, Henry D., priv/sgt, 16, Kentucky, Coryell Co., son of Merchant, single
Bailey, J.M. priv/priv, 36, Alabama, Cooke Co., Farmer, married, 5ch
Blackwell, D.N. sgt/sgt, 35, Tennessee, McLennan Co., Farmer, married, 0ch - Fred or Tim or Mark?
Briggs, W.E., priv/priv, 27, Alabama, Limestone Co., Farmer, married, 1ch
Dawson, Daniel, priv/priv, 27, Georgia, Burleson Co., Farmer, married, 1ch
Dyer, J.L. priv/1sgt, 52, Tennessee, Fannin Co., Farmer, married, 5ch - wow, a 52 yo 1st Sgt!!
Eaton, Benjamin priv/priv, 52, Kentucky, Limestone Co., Farmer, married, 5ch

These next two fellows were probably cousin, same last name and in farms next door each other:
Evetts, Hugh, priv/corp, 23, Mississippi, Coryell Co. , Herdsman, single
Evetts, Samuel, 16, Texas, Coryell Co., Farm Labourer, single

Finley, G.W. 23, Missouri, Coryell Co., Farm Labourer, married, 2ch
Gerald, J. priv/priv, 30, Ireland, Clerk, Harris Co. (Houston), single
Hall, J.T. priv/priv, 22, Alabama, Rusk Co., Farmer (probable slave owner $6000 in possessions in addition to real estate), single
Hall, W.R. priv/priv, 26, Missouri, Limestone Co., Farmer, married, 4ch
Herring, M.D. Capt/Capt, 31, Mississippi, McLennan Co., Lawyer (he was one of the richest men in the county and is a probable slave owner, net worth of over $20,000, with $16,321 in slaves or livestock), married, 1ch
Hicks, Jacob, 31, does not know place of birth, Coryell Co., Farm Labourer, widower, 1ch
Hudson, William M. priv/priv, 27, Missouri, Caldwell Co. (Lockhart), Mechanic, married, 0ch

The next two fellows are brothers:
Jackson, F. C. priv/priv, 18, Texas, Lampasas Co., Herdsman (son of rancher), single
Jackson, R. O. priv/priv, 16, Texas, Lampasas Co., Herdsman (son of rancher), single

Jones, James W. priv/sgt, 18, Illinois, Johnson Co., Farm Labourer, single -
Jones, Martin A. priv/priv, 18, Tennessee, McLennan Co., Farm Labourer, single
Lawrence, George B. priv/priv, 20, Texas, Burleson Co., Farm Labourer, single
Lee, William H. priv/priv, 13, Kentucky, Fannin Co., at school, single
Long, John J. priv/priv, 19, Alabama, Houston Co., Farmer, single
Long, W.J. priv/priv, 30, Tennessee, McLennan Co., Farmer, married, 1ch

I suspect this guy did not last long as he is given no rank (perhaps he bought a substitute with all of his $$$ or got sore when he wasn’t elected Captain…):
Massie, J.A. (no rank given), 36, Kentucky, Collin Co., Farmer (probable slave owner with $8,000 in addition to real estate), married, 4ch

Masters, Jacob F. priv/priv, 18, Texas, McLennan Co., Farm Labourer, single
Maxey, James, B. priv/priv, 21, Mississippi, Falls Co., Farm Labourer, single
McDaniel, J.A. priv/priv, 16 Mississippi, Limestone Co., son of a Merchant, single
McLendon, S.G. 2nd Lt/2nd Lt, 30, Alabama, Limestone Co., Surveyor, widower, 2ch
McNeil, Larkin priv/priv, 59, Georgia, Angelina, Farmer, widower, 3ch
Moore, H.A. 1sgt/priv!, 28, Maine, Limestone Co. (Eutaw), Blacksmith, married, 1ch
Morgan, Levi priv/priv, 18, Texas, Limestone Co.Farm Labourer, single
Potter, R.M. 2nd Lt./1st Lt., 26, South Carolina, Coryell Co., Farmer, married
Server, H.C. priv/priv, 17, Arkansas, Milam Co., son of a Farmer, single
Sharp, Addison priv/sgt, 25, Tennessee, Hunt Co., Farm Labourer, single
Sutton, James M. priv/priv, 26, North Carolina, Falls Co., Farm Labourer, single
Tribble, W.H. 22, priv/priv, Michigan, Limestone Co., Farmer, married, 1ch
Trimmier, Thomas J. corp.priv, 22, Alabama, Bell Co., Texas Ranger (I kid you not, I had to look very closely to believe it!), single
Turner, H.D. priv/corp, 32, North Carolina, Burleson Co., Farmer, married, 5ch

Two more brothers:
Turney, J.C. priv/priv, 22, Illinois, Coryell Co., Herdsman (son of rancher), single
Turney, M.S. priv/priv, 26, Illinois, Coryell Co., Herdsman (son of rancher), single

Again, two more brothers!
Worthington, R. priv/priv, 26, Tennessee, Burleson Co., Farmer, single
Worthington, T. priv/priv, 28, Tennessee, Burleson Co., Farmer, single

Wethers, H.H. priv/priv 20, Kentucky, Falls Co., Farm Labourer, single


Thanks KC!! Gotta love the Sgt named Addison Sharp - Fred, Tim and Mark can duke it out for that name.

Decision - do we want to assume the names of these men or are folks more comfortable with their given names?

Doug
Doug

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